Students at Hillsboro High School in Hillsboro, Ohio say their school canceled the production of She Kills Monsters by Qui Nguyen because it featured a gay character. The 2011 play tells the story of a woman who learns her late sister was gay. The play earned a GLAAD nomination and has a "Young Adventurer’s Edition" with aged-down characters and less sexual content. Students had been rehearsing the Young Adventurer version of the play for weeks when parents and Jeff Lyle, pastor of the local Good News Gathering church, confronted the production’s directors over the play’s content. Not long after, the production was canceled. Tim Davis, Hillsboro City Schools superintendent, said in a statement, “The district’s decision to cancel the fall play is based on the play being inappropriate for our K-12 audience. This production is recommended for ages 12 and older due to the language and mature content. As a district, we based our decision on the play’s use of inappropriate language, profanity, homophobic slurs, sexual innuendos and graphic violence.”
Ohio School Cancels Play Because It Has A Gay Character
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